Hillary Clinton spoke at Disney's Women's Day on Broadway Tuesday. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images for Hulu)
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke to her love of theater and emphasized the importance of women’s equality on Broadway and elsewhere at a women’s event Tuesday.
Speaking at the New Amsterdam Theatre, Clinton employed her theater references, ranging from “King Lear” to the diversity of the 2017 Broadway season to director Rachel Chakvin’s Tony Awards speech, to comment on current politics and her own frequent attendance on Broadway. At the heart of her speech was a call for women to speak up, whether it be through dramatic art or within the workplace.
“I feel a strong obligation to keep talking about the great unfinished business of the 21st century, namely expanding the rights, opportunities and full participation in every aspect of society by women and girls,” Clinton said. “And of course that includes the theater.”
Former US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, addresses the Group of Friends of Afghanistan meeting at UN Headquarters.
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Mrs. Clinton delivered the keynote address at the meeting of the Group of Friends of Women in Afghanistan, held barely two weeks after the signing of a peace deal between Washington and the Taliban.
The agreement calls for the insurgent group to participate in intra-Afghan peace talks which were to begin that day. It also covers a timetable for the withdrawal of foreign troops.
“Women must be included, and women’s rights respected, as part of any peace negotiation in Afghanistan”, said Mrs. Clinton.
“Women are essential to combating corruption, building economic growth and ensuring the longevity of any agreement that is reached. If women are sidelined, the prospects for sustainable peace are slim. If society is torn apart and women pushed to the margins, it is more likely that terrorists will find a haven. There can be no sustainable peace without women’s participation and rights”.
(L-R) Aliza Walden, Hillary Clinton and Dana Walden attend Hulu's "Hillary" NYC Premiere on March 04, 2020 in New York City. (March 3, 2020 - Source: Getty Images North America)
(L-R) Howard T. Owens, Nanette Burstein, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Ben Silverman attend Hulu's "Hillary" NYC Premiere on March 04, 2020 in New York City. (March 3, 2020 - Source: Getty Images North America)
A parade of stars, some with two legs and others with four, have trotted through Berlin this week as the city celebrates the 70th edition of its annual film festival. Cate Blanchett, Javier Bardem, Sigourney Weaver, Riz Ahmed, Johnny Depp, Bill Nighy and more have all braved the freezing rain on the red carpet. And yet the festival’s biggest celebrity guest, as befits a cinematic summit that prides itself on political engagement over escapist entertainment, was not Hollywood royalty but Washington aristocracy. Hillary Rodham Clinton was promoting director Nanette Burstein’s four-hour TV documentary series, Hillary. Though unashamedly partial, Burstein’s screen biography is still admirably thorough, probing Clinton’s marital problems, electoral failures and prickly relations with Bernie Sanders.
However, the former Democratic presidential contender was diplomatic about Sanders in Berlin. “I have my own feelings about him and whether he can win or not,” Clinton said on Tuesday. “But if he is the nominee I will support him, because I think any Democrat is better than Donald Trump.”
She also used her visit to affirm the role of film and TV in countering Trumpian populism. “Culture could not be more important at this moment,” she said. “The other side plays on fear, anxiety, insecurity, resentment and grievance. It’s really critically important to fight back against this very strong tide.” Read more >>>>
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="2048"] Diane von Furstenberg, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Ria Tabacco Mar, Hillary Clinton, and Karlie Kloss attend the DVF 2020 Awards at the Library of Congress on February 19, 2020. (Photo by Shannon Finney/Getty Images for DVF)[/caption]
Written by Rebecca Ritzel | Published on February 20, 2020
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Diane von Furstenberg, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Ria Tabacco Mar, Hillary Clinton, and Karlie Kloss attend the DVF 2020 Awards at the Library of Congress on February 19, 2020. (Photo by Shannon Finney/Getty Images for DVF)
When high-powered Washington women sit down for a fireside chat, they it just like the men do, but in a ballroom and in heels.
Fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg hosted her 11th-annual DVF Awards in Washington instead of New York Wednesday night, and the marquee honoree sitting down for a “fireside chat” at the Library of Congress was Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Also present at the high-powered, by-invitation-only event held: Hillary Rodham Clinton, US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, supermodels Iman and Karlie Kloss. CNN anchor Brooke Baldwin and CBS News anchor Norah O’Donnell. National librarian Carla Hayden. Random local news anchors and politicians. Washington Post Executive Editor Marty Baron and a handful of other men in suits.
FESTIVAL GUESTS. Former US State secretary Hlllary Clinton and British actress Helen Mirren are expected to be among the guest in the Berlin Film Festival. File photos by Michael Loccisano/ Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images/AFP
BERLIN, Germany – Europe's first major film festival of 2020 opens on Thursday, February 20 with the likes of Signourney Weaver, Helen Mirren and even Hillary Clinton descending on the German capital for the 70th edition of the Berlinale.
Under new direction for the first time in nearly two decades, this year's festival will tackle the issue of diversity in film while also confronting its own murky history.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton came to King’s College London last week for an event in conversation with former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard.
Hillary Rodham Clinton, former US Secretary of State and the first female presidential candidate of a major US political party, came to King’s College London last week for an event in conversation with former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard.
Organised by the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership and the Policy Institute, the event was the first in a new King’s series called World Questions, which aims to promote new perspectives, insights and solutions from global leaders with first-hand experience of making change. The discussion between Secretary Clinton and Julia Gillard centred on barriers to women’s leadership, the increasingly toxic culture for women in politics and The Book ofGutsy Women, Clinton’s new book written with her daughter, Chelsea.
Gillard kicked off the discussion, taking us back 25 years to the then First Lady’s speech in Beijing, where she famously said: “Human rights are women’s rights, and women’s rights are human rights”. While both leaders acknowledged that much progress had since been made on political and legal rights, Clinton stressed the multiple barriers still faced by women in the workplace and at home:
I can't embed this video, so I am providing the link. Last night, Hillary and Chelsea dropped in on James Corden's opening monologue. look at the reception she gets when the aufience is not expecting her!
When James Corden turns to the news of President Donald Trump using Twitter to petition votes for Sean Spicer on "Dancing With The Stars," a rant about politicians on TV inspires Secretary Hillary Clinton and Chelsea Clinton interrupt James, and crack a few of their own jokes on Trump and Spicer
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said she knew there was concern about President Bill Clinton nominating a 60-year-old to the Supreme Court when he picked her in 1993.
“Some people thought I was too old for the job,” Ginsburg said Wednesday night during a conversation with Clinton and Hillary Clinton at Georgetown Law Center in Washington. She paused a beat.
“If you worried about my age, it was unnecessary,” she said.
Ginsburg is now 86 and entering her 27th year on the court. She and the Clintons reminisced about the old days at an annual lecture named for her.
Bill Clinton repeated that he knew within 10 minutes of interviewing then-Judge Ginsburg that he would offer her the job, although his first choice was New York Gov. Mario Cuomo.
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Hillary Clinton said she liked to think she had something to do with Ginsburg’s nomination as well. “I may have expressed an opinion or two about people he should move up” the list of possibilities, she said.Read more >>>>
Hillary Clinton honored in hometown "Trailblazing Women of Park Ridge" event
PARK RIDGE, Ill. — Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton returned home to Park Ridge Friday, to view a documentary of her life and talk with local students.
A packed house of elementary, middle, and high school students joined Clinton at the Pickwick Theatre to preview the Park Ridge Historical Society's exhibit, the "Trailblazing Women of Park Ridge." The exhibit is set to open in the spring of 2020, and will honor Clinton along with three other women.
A new documentary chronicling Clinton's experiences in Park Ridge also premiered at the event. Read more and view video >>>>
At the Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial in Manhattan, Hillary Rodham Clinton and her daughter, Chelsea, look upon a 20th-century giant. "I think she was one of the greatest Americans in our history," Hillary told "Sunday Morning" host Jane Pauley.
"She is a kind of transcendent figure over generations because of all that she did in her life," Chelsea said.
The Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial in New York's Riverside Park. CBS NewsHillary added, "I just find that depiction of her to be as I imagine her – thoughtfully listening, taking it all in."
And at the New York Historical Society, they handled a racquet from the hands of tennis legend Billie Jean King. And they examined a century-old banner from the Women's Suffrage Movement. "I have one of these at my home," Hillary said. "I have it over the fireplace; I look at it every day."
The mementos breathe life into a collection of stories called "The Book of Gutsy Women," co-authored by mother and daughter, and published by CBS' Simon & Schuster. Read more and view video >>>>
In this Wednesday, May 29, 2019 file photo, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivers Hunter College's commencement address in New York. On Friday, Sept. 6, 2019, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly asserting Clinton tweeted Sept. 1, “Hurricane Dorian has already devastated the Bahamas and is about to devastate the Great State of Florida. Please help us help the victims by giving a huge donation to Clinton Foundation Today. We rebuilt Haiti and we’ll rebuild Nassau and Orlando.” It was from a parody account with the moniker @MadamPresident to dupe users. Clinton’s real account is @HillaryClinton. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Albert Shanker Institute Published: 16 September 2019Hillary Rodham Clinton will deliver an opening keynote on the future of democracy at an all-day conference Tuesday held in Washington, D.C. and co-organized by the Albert Shanker Institute, the American Federation of Teachers and Onward Together, the organization founded and led by Clinton.
Following Clinton’s address, a lineup of prominent activists, politicians and intellectuals, led by AFT President Randi Weingarten, will discuss and debate how democratic norms and institutions are under assault, with a particular focus on “Civic Engagement in an Age of Democratic Peril.” Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) will address the lunch session and former Attorney General Eric Holder will anchor the afternoon panel “Lift Every Voice: Voter Rights and Voter Suppression.” The event is full, but will be livestreamed. It begins at 9 a.m. Eastern time Sept. 17: Keynote (9:30 a.m. sharp): Honorable Hillary Rodham Clinton, former U.S. Secretary of State (speech commences at 9:30 a.m. sharp) Read more and link to the livestream >>>>
Diane von Furstenberg, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Ria Tabacco Mar, Hillary Clinton, and Karlie Kloss attend the DVF 2020 Awards at the Library of Congress on February 19, 2020. (Photo by Shannon Finney/Getty Images for DVF)[/caption]
